amplifying

Increasing the volume

Amplifying is making something larger, stronger, or more intense.

Sound systems amplify audio signals.

A spokesperson amplifies a message by repeating and elaborating it.

The media coverage only amplified the controversy.

In electronics, amplifying refers specifically to increasing the strength of an electrical signal.

boost

intensify

Increase in degree

fortify · augment · magnify · heighten · escalate · invigorate · empower · energize · stimulate · revitalize

sound

volume

Amount of space filled

speaker · resonance · reverberation · gain · feedback · distortion · acoustics · soundwave · frequency · bass

spread

proliferating

Increasing rapidly in quantity

multiplying · expanding · circulating · viral · echoing · reverberating · sharing · retweeting · reposting · trending

signal

transmitter

Signal-emitting device

transistor · wattage · bandwidth · frequency · modulation · broadcast · radio · electromagnetic · oscillation · booster

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signal strength/volume

amplifyingmuting

Suppressing sound output

silencing · dampening · attenuating · quieting · muffling

magnitude/intensity

amplifyingdiminishing

Becoming progressively less

reducing · decreasing · lessening · weakening · minimizing

content/expression

amplifyingcondensing

Reducing in volume

abridging · abbreviating · shortening · compressing · truncating

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